The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-28

The Day Grand success Ihrough""t'
"Old Probs. promised us fair weather
Yesterday, but a. usual he failed TO keep
his word In the morning 1t looked as If
the clouds would break, but later on the
clouds again gathered. and a slow drizzly
rain set i'm. which lasted the entire day.
But old virginia had made mp her mind
20 have a grand parade ON the occasion
of LAYING the cornerstone of the monu-
ment to General r. b. Lee, and though
our Inform council and the elements
were an against her she turned ont in
her accustomed style, and the day was in
an respects a grand success.
THE PROCESSION STARTS.
Promptly at 10 o'clock the line Of
march, which had been formed as publish
ed the TIMES of yesterday, started. At
the head was an escort OF mounted police
which preceded Governor Lee and Gen
cral Wade Hampton. the chief marshal
of the dav. Behind them were the flags
of Virginia and the United States, and
then came the staff %, the Governor and
the assistant marshals
Then came the first Battalion of Nir-
cinia cavalry, followed by a line of carn-
ages. TWO abreast
Lee Camp,NO. !, Confederate Veterans,
were next I'm line, and as they passed
beneath the monument banner on Main
street ON which was incribed General
Lees farewell address, the Lee Camp
band first PLAYED Yankee Doodle
which was afterwards changed 20 "DiXie. '
Naury Camp. Confederate Veterans, OF
Fredericksburg were next in lines, and
lust I'm rear of them came Alexandra
Camp. r. Z Lee Veterans, No. g.
THE MAINLAND LINE.
The Marvlanders. headed hy the United
States Marine band were next in the
procession AS they passed under the
banner containing General Lees farewell
address they first played " Dixie and
then Yankee Doodle. reversing the
programme of the Lee Camp Band, as
already mentioned
GENERAL WILLIAMS G.. WICKHAM,
al the head of the survivors of Wick
hams brigade came next in line and were
greeted with loud cheers which their OLD
General gracefully acknowledged.
Behind the remnant of the old Fourth
Virginia cavalry came the First North
Carolina Regiment followed by the ia
nous
sTONEwAIL BAND
of Staunton. which preceded the stone
wall Brigade of that city, who with their
read blankets rolled up above their KNAPP
sacks presented a very picturesque ap-
peaTance.
The first Artillery of Virginia came
next and they were followed by
THE y. MI. CADETS.
Their soldierly bearing fully substan-
l'ated the claims of that institution so be
ihc West Point OF The South. The Blacks
burg College cadets marched next to the
H. VI L. and the
R.LL BLUES
marched next in line. As this old pride
of Richmond citizen soldiery passed un-
der the banner containing Lees farewell
address. they came 10 "arms port. This
was ,he only company in the entire
parade which showed this mark of ap-
probation
THE GRAND LODGE
Nof Virginia. A., F. and 4. NJ, came next,
followed by the Fire Department OF Rich
nond headed by Chief FuQua and visiting
emen. altogether presenting a handsome
su.earance. and showing that the fire
hl Nics of old Virginia were always on
harl whenever their services We're need
ed ond that in this as In all other things
rsc Nd Virginia never tired of doing
Der tll duty.
THIS formed the main line Of process
sion a, 10 marched to the site of the mon
melt. and as 1t arrived
AT THE GROUNDS.
lesgIday morning the stone masonry
which 'ad been solidly laid during the
past week was ready for the corner stone.
The Ooacontaining the Is, of articles,
which Us paper has already published, /
n iuh hl been placed in the stone
and OVERT was the cornerstone sns- /
pended b.the derrick which had been |
and is IN u. to lay the foundation of the /
monument
Around \ site was an amphtheatre. /
built OF wo', capable Of seating 10000 |
people In ont OF il, facing the centre
oi ihe circle d the monument site, was
apleliorm IL which the speakers were
TO denver IN addresses. In front Of
ihis ana lmmiately at the northeast
corner OIL lhe ante foundation where
lhe cOfheIs'o was laid was another
p'SuoIm cspS"t seating five hundred